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 Biotechnology in Rhône-Alpes
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4 world leaders totalling 70% of the biotechnology workforce:
sanofi pasteur, 2,850 persons in our region, human vaccine production
Merial, 1,366 persons in our region, animal vaccine production
bioMérieux, 2,250 persons in our region, in vitro diagnostics |
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More than 70 companies -SMEs, subsidiaries of larger corporations and start-ups- of which 60% have less than 25 employees:
Charles River Laboratories France, 390 persons in our region, production and breeding of laboratory animals.
Genzyme Polyclonals, 160 persons in our region, immunosuppressive agents used for grafts and hematology.
Flamel Technologies, 126 persons in our region (total workforce 170), controlled drug delivery systems. |
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More than 40% of these company activities relate to human or animal Health, about 22% are active in the bioservice fields, 20% in agriculture, nutrition and breeding and 18% are related to the environment field. |
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About a hundred service companies: provide advice on industrial property, regulatory affairs, market research, clinical trials, help to start a business , finance… |
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About 150 academic research laboratoires in Life Sciences that are interwoven with six “Instituts Fédératifs de Recherche” (Research Networks) |
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International organizations: IARC, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institut Laue-Langevin, The World Health Organization |
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3 teaching hospitals : Lyon, Grenoble and St-Etienne. |
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State of the Art Facilities
International Meetings
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The World Life Sciences Forum, BioVision, is a major event organized at Lyon every two years. |
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The Partnering Convention Biosquare is organized every year in Lyon together with BioVision. |
Visit the Web site www.bio-cluster.com and find out more about Rhône Alpes companies and research activities in the medical technology fields. If you are a company in Rhône-Alpes and have not registered yet , contact us at sante@ardi-rhonealpes.fr
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